regal otter
I'm just a beginner with no info about graphic and motion designing. just let me know that how much time is typically required to be professional in graphic and motion designing.
also if anyone can tell me that how can i learn it and which tools are best...etc.
that would would be much helpful.
marble lotus
It depends how much time you have to dedicate to this and if your objective is to learn only the software or the rest as well (Graphic design is not only the software, there is some theory)
for info here in the UK a MA is 3 years
https://www.arts.ac.uk/subjects/communication-and-graphic-design/undergraduate/ba-hons-graphic-communication-design-csm
but it's just an indication.
In that time you probably be expected to teach yourself using the software required to a certain degree.
That said, if you have full time on your end, learning a piece of software to an adequate proficiency would take 6 months to a year, but it will be the theory and real life projects with an understanding of the whole process of working as part of team within a project that starts with a client brief and that end with the end product delivered to the end client. That bit is difficult to master alone. Either you learn it at school and as an intern thereafter, or you learn "on the job", mostly by making mistakes 🙂
Personnaly it took me a couple of years to start taking retouching jobs, but I kept on learning ever since.
I have a certification in Graphic design that took me 6 month to achieve, working on it a couple of hours per day + full time on the week-ends.
The thing is, you can never stop learning.
Also, obviously depends if you're a fast learner or not.
But something to keep in mind... Everybody can learn a software, but when you do graphic design, it's the rest that counts, and for that, you need a minimum of curiosity (for example if you're working in motion design, then you need to have an interest and a knowledge in filming and animation techniques, storyboarding, story telling etc...)
As for the tools, then the whole adobe suite is a good starting point. For graphic desgn they are still the tools the pros use.
Photoshop for photo retouching and painting, raster design
Illustrator for vector illustration
InDesign for multipage layout (books, magazines etc)
Then Adobe Premiere for video editing
After Effect for motion graphics
If you have the chance to enroll in an accredited school, all those programs will probably be offered to you for free as part of the school. But as a student you will get a massive discout if you want to have your own software.
To learn those tools, know that each program have tutorials inside to learn the basics, but then you can watch educational youtube videos, either produced by Adobe, or independent teachers. You can also get full courses on a specific software on educational platforms like LinkedIn learning, Coursera, Domestika, Udemy or Skillshare.
regal otter
thanks